Beaujolais & Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza

Chicago deep-dish pizza is legendary. Ooey-gooey deliciousness that takes nearly an hour to bake and a single slice is a meal. After the Wines of France Across America Team descended on Chicago we made a bee-line for deep-dish. Of course, we were told when we phoned in the order, “twenty-minutes.” When we arrived a half-hour later, we were told another “twenty-minutes.” (“Twenty-minutes” is the theme of the trip so far — all distances are “twenty-minutes” ). While we waited, we kept working on our phones. But the pie was worth the wait — see the cheesy awesomeness below.In the near triple digit heat-wave sweeping the Midwest, we chose a lightly chilled Beaujolais, a juicy, fruity affordable wine from gamay grape from the Beaujolais wine region just north of Lyon in Northern France. Beaujolais is a perfect summer red wine, light and refreshing. You might have to wait for your pizza, but Beaujolais is waiting for you, all across America.

Fantastic, I love this post, great deep-dish pizza Chicago-style and a tasty chilled Beaujolais on a warm day, sounds so fab, I think I have to order a pizza right now!! Keep on rocking in the real world Nannette!